Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-11-15
EERE AND THERE,

,: Born TO the wife of Mr.. G.
il Layne, on the llth, ~ pound DO
; The wind took off The hat of gel
J tleman on Main street the other da
and lodged it on the hustle of lad
who was passing. Both parties wer
considerably embarrassed by the in
cident.
| Hopkinsville got some small favor
this month in the Louisiana Lottery
Bruce Smell drew $50 and Penn,
Turner and Hanson Dulin SIS to
gether and other parties got small
approximate prizes.
Ella Rowland and Fannie Brad
shaw, both colored, were in the City
Court yesterday for fighting Satur
day night. The first named wa.
pretty badly hurt in the ARRAY. I'll,
Bradshaw girl was fined $40 and
costs.
The Democrat urges the business
men of Clarksville to aid In the
building of a $4,000 hotel for the
accommodation of colored people ex-
clusively. The colored people bro.
pose to raise half of the amount need
ed.
The Tobacco Board of Trade has
re-organized for the ensuing season
by electing the following corps of Of
flcers, viz: Nat Gather, President /;
Geo. V. Green, Vice President; Geo.
V. Thompson, Second Vice resi.
dent; ThoS. p. Fairleigh, Secretary.
BY vote of l02 to SO the Elkton
district has decided to establish
graded schools aud a building will
be begun at once. The following
gentlemen constitute the School
Board and have the matter in hand !:
Jno. f. Bell, Ben. L. Perkins, DIR. A.
L. Mckinney, r. w. Bradshaw,
Thos. Ii. Stokes, G. w. Millen and
j. A. Armstrong. The building will
be a $4,000 brick structure, the To-
cation of which has not yet been set
tied.
Adolph Fischer, the Anarchist,
said as no stood upon the gallows,
with the hangman's moose
pressing his neck: at is the hap
piest moment of my life" Col. Win
stead, of Henderson, KY, says, ale
surely had never tasted his 6ne "0ld
Silk Velvet Whisky, which he sells
for 81 90 per gallon, the whole year
round, or he would certainly have
felt better than he did on that event.
full morning.
News that fearful railroad acct
dent was narrowly avertad near
Henderson Sunday night was receiv-
ed yesterday. A bridge was burned
some miles south of Henderson and
the 10 O'Clock express was stopped
just In time to avoid a tumble in the
darkness. A light was displayed but
the engineer did not see it In time TO
stop until the engine was on the very
brink. The bridge was repaired and
trains were running as usual yestor-
day.
Cy. Brown received a mysterious
package from Louisville by
by express Saturday, which upon
being opened was found to contain a
peculiar looking bomb, supposed TO
be similar to those used by the Au-
archists, in Chicago. 1t is fero-
cious looking weapon, calculated 10
startle those not use to seeing such
things. Mr.. Brown does, not know
who sent it, but suppOses 1t came
from some friend who thought
he would like to see what kind of
tools the Anarchists use in their
business.
The Amateur Operate Company,
of Henderson, composed of homo tall
emit, scored decided triumph last
week in presenting Laredo; or The
an opera written and COM
posed especially for them by Prof. j.
M. Bach aud MIR. Ingram Crockett.
Our young friend and brother editor,
Starting Marshall, of the Journal, as
sumed one of the leading characters.
There are ten members of the compa-
ny all possessing talent of high
order. If they could be induced to
present their opera in this city we
feel sure our people would give them
q cordial welcome.
Geo. II. Smith fired off gun sew.
eral times Thursday afternoon on
the streets, while under the influence
of liquor. He hired turnout from
Cansler's stable and drove about the
city firing off revolver and shot
gun, until the police followed him
out on the Princeton road and ar
rested him. He resisted arrest by
pointing the gun at Chief Biggsrstafl'
but the weapon was taken from hin
and he was locked up. Smith wa'
tried before Judge Brasher Friday
and fined $50 for reckless shooting
and was then turned over to Esq
Tinsley, who fined him $l2 for fas
driving and defrauding the toll-gate
keeper.